jdl12358 t1_j8dt64a wrote on February 13, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Reply to comment by physicallyatherapist in What's going on in Towson? by scartonbot

Yes, New York City has a low crime rate, but things similar to this spree of crime happen pretty consistently in high density areas of the city like Times Square. No it's not a dangerous area or neighborhood or city imo, but I bet there's a pretty violent crime happening in the vicinity of Times Square most nights because so many people move through it. Towson also has a low rate of crimes, but things like this will happen more here and not in places like Catonsville or Ellicott City because fewer people live/travel through there.

physicallyatherapist t1_j8e3dmy wrote on February 13, 2023 at 5:08 PM

OK but if you look at small cities with the highest crime rate, you won't see them on the density list I linked to below. My point was that there are other (and better) reasons for these things happening other than more people in an area